Gardening with Mushrooms: A Hands-On Workshop for Educators

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Date & Time
May 2, 2026 · 9am – 2pm
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Cost
Free

In this hands-on workshop, North Spore will show you how to integrate edible fungi into the gardens and landscapes all around you. Whether you teach science, agriculture, environmental studies, or lead a school or community garden, this class is designed to give you practical tools and understanding you can bring directly into your curriculum. Mushrooms build soil, recycle organic matter, and help students see ecological systems in action.

Location

North Spore HQ
921 Riverside St.
Portland, ME 04103

You'll Learn

  • ✓ How to grow mushrooms in beds, mulch, logs, and containers
  • ✓ How mushrooms improve soil, water retention, and plant health
  • ✓ When and where to plant based on season and climate

Agenda

9:00 – 10:00am Introduction & Foundations
10:00 – 10:30am Facility Tour
10:30 – 11:30am Plant and Grow Blocks, Beds, and Containers
11:30 – 11:45am 🍎 Snack Break
11:45am – 1:00pm Shiitake Log Inoculation
1:00 – 2:00pm Totems

What to Bring

👢 Gardening shoes or boots
🧤 Work/garden gloves (some available)
💧 Water bottle
👕 Clothes that can get dirty!
🥽 Eye protection (some available)
🔇 Hearing protection (some available)
🍎 Snacks

You'll Leave With

🪵 Your very own shiitake log
🏷️ A discount code for mushroom gardening supplies
🎁 Probably other surprises!

Frequently Asked Questions

We recommend absolute beginners start with our Spray & Grow Kits, which make growing mushrooms at home super easy.

We want you to have the best possible experience with every North Spore product and guarantee free replacements within 30 days of receipt for any damaged, contaminated, or unusable product.

Absolutely! Mushroom cultivation is a great activity to do with the whole family, whether you'd like to grow indoors or outdoors. If you're new to mushrooms, we recommend starting with a Spray & Grow Kit or a Plant & Grow Kit – both make it easy to grow fresh, organic mushrooms at home.

We are vertically integrated — from culture work all the way to spawn and substrate production — ensuring a quality end product. And our staff mycologists keep up to date on all best practices in our field. Additionally, we have a dedicated QAQC team that tests every batch of grain and substrate before it’s inoculated.

Cluster of brown-capped mushrooms with long, light-colored stems against a white background.

Your Trusted Source for Premium Mushroom Growing Supplies

Whether you’re growing mushrooms at home, in your garden, or at a commercial scale, we offer everything you need to cultivate success. We start with the highest-quality OMRI-listed ingredients, mix them in our state-of-the-art facility, and inoculate them in our custom-built lab, so you can rest easy knowing your product will yield the best results.

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